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¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          §§¨§¨§¨§§§
§§§¨¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§§§§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§ IN      THE      DEPTHS      OF     MAY. §¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§¨§§§§§§§                                          §§§§¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                ^^^^^^^^^^                ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
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¨¨¨§§¨§¨§¨                ^^^^^^^^^^                §¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§§§§                                          §§§¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨ IMAGINE IF  YOU WILL, A  LUSH  BLUEBERRY §¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨ SPRUCE  FOREST,  WITH  ROLLING HILLS AND §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨§§¨§§¨¨           KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH.          §¨§§§§§§¨§
§¨¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§
¨§¨§§§¨§§§ THE  GROUND  IS SOFT.  LEAVES  IN ALL OF ¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§§§¨¨§§¨¨ THE SEVEN STAGES  OF  DECOMPOSITION  ARE ¨§§§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨§¨§¨§¨   PACKED LOOSELY TOGETHER... SOMETIMES   ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§§§§§§ THERE  ARE ROCKS.  BIGGER BOULDERS  PEEK ¨§§¨¨§§¨§§
¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨            OUT OF THE HILLS.             §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§§§§§§¨§
§§§¨¨§§¨¨¨ THERE COULD BE,  SOMEWHERE IN THE DEPTHS §§§¨¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨ OF IT ALL,  A CREVICE FILLED WITH WATER. §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§§§§¨    BIRD CHERRIES AT THE EDGES, DIPPING   ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§ THEIR LONG FINGERS  BENEATH THE SURFACE. ¨§§§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨§§¨¨¨¨§     WATER LILIES, MAYBE. THE WATER IS    ¨§¨¨§§§¨§§
¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨§  YELLOW-GREEN WITH POLLEN, AND INSECTS   ¨§§¨§¨¨§§¨
¨¨§¨§§§¨¨§      ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE.     §§¨§§§¨§¨§
§¨§§§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨§§§§
¨§§¨¨§¨§§§        WATER STRIDERS, MOSQUITOS,        §§§¨§¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨§¨§§§¨¨         BACK FLIES, CRANE FLIES.         §¨¨§§§§§¨¨
¨§§§§§¨¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§§                ^^^^^^^^^^                §¨§§§¨¨¨§§
§§§¨¨¨§§§¨                ^^###   ^^                §§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§                ^^###   ^^                §¨¨§¨§§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨§§¨§                ^^   ###^^                ¨§¨§§§¨§§¨
¨§§§¨§§¨§§                ^^   ###^^                ¨§§§¨¨§§¨§
§§¨¨§§¨§§¨                ^^^^^^^^^^                ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§§
¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§§¨§§§§§¨
¨¨§§§§§¨§§ IN   THIS   CASE  WE  WOULD   USE  DEET, ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§
§¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨ OR DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE AS IT'S ALSO CALLED. §§§§¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨§§§ DEET  SHOULD BE APPLIED  TO  YOUR  SKIN. §¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨¨ YOU SHOULD COVER ALL SKIN THAT IS TO  BE §§¨¨§§¨§§§
§¨§§§¨§§§¨ EXPOSED  TO AIR.  IT'S OK TO GET SOME IN §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§§§¨¨§§¨¨§ THE  EYES.  RUB  UNTIL  IT FEELS  RIGHT, ¨§§§§§§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§ UNTIL THE SKIN FEELS  GOOD. LET IT  SOAK ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
¨§¨§§§§§§§                   IN.                    ¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨§§¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       §§§§§¨¨§¨§
§§§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§§
¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§§¨§§
§¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§§¨§¨§§¨